Sentences with phrase «of brain malfunction»

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You don't use correct reasoning because you have caused your brain to malfunction by continually using two sets of rules to evaluate incoming data.

On the contrary, he finds it useful to ponder an array of reductionist attempts to explain the existence of religion, from that which seeks to pinpoint the area of the human brain or the specific genes connected to religiosity to that which sees religion as a malfunction of the human mind or a vestigial remnant from a primitive stage of human development suitable only for whimpering, immature dullards (a point of view championed by the new atheists).

It is a big step toward the goal of pain science, which is to zero in on the brain region or regions altered by chronic pain and devise a treatment (a drug or maybe electrical stimulation) that can correct the malfunctioning neurons in that zone.

They were just the faulty transmissions of a malfunctioning brain.

Cardiac arrest — an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs — is a leading cause of death.

Neuroscience encompasses a broad range of attempts to determine how the brain, its many components, and the nervous system as a whole function and, in some cases, malfunction, with one hope being to find remedies for when things go wrong.

These off - switches make up 20 percent of the outer layer of the brain (the cerebral cortex) and when they malfunction, they can lead to a variety of brain disorders including autism and epilepsy.

Neuroscientists now understand some of the ways that brain circuits for memory, emotion and attention malfunction in various mental disorders.

But postpartum depression can't be pinned to any single substance or brain malfunction — it doesn't reside in one tidy nest of brain cells, or any one chemical process gone haywire.

A surgeon named William Beecher Scoville had done experimental surgeries suggesting that severe epilepsy could be treated by removing the parts of the brain that caused the electrical malfunction.

But when the complex network of neurons in our brain malfunctions, the result can be a near - endless variety and combinations of mental illnesses.

Thus, the findings could «help neuroscientists shed more light on the neural bases of disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's,» which are marked by malfunctions in the brain's wiring, Bertolero said.

While malfunctioning alpha - synuclein has long been recognised as a hallmark of Parkinson's Disease, its role in healthy brains was not properly understood until now.

It is marked by a progressive decline in physical function, the most iconic being uncontrollable tremors, and involves the malfunction and eventual death of nerve cells located in the brain.

Terence Hines (2003) has written that spontaneous out - of - body experiences can be generated by artificial stimulation of the brain and this strongly suggests that the OBE experience is caused from «temporary, minor brain malfunctions, not by the person's spirit (or whatever) actually leaving the body.»

This hyper - synchronization results in a surge of electrical activity that causes the brain to malfunction, like a computer with a short circuit.

Barcelona, studies the process by which stem cells turn into neurons, the type of brain cells that malfunction and die in HD.

Our macaque research is aimed at underpinning our knowledge of how the brain functions in healthy individuals and how malfunctions can have potentially serious health implications.

Goel discovered that there's a specific group of inhibitory cells in the brain malfunctioning in the Fragile X model.

Parkinson's involves the malfunction and death of vital nerve cells in the brain, called neurons.

We need to understand how billions of neurons in different parts of the brain talk to each other, and how malfunctions in neural connections get expressed as behavioral abnormalities.»

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-- chronic abdominal cramping and pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and constipation — may be caused by a malfunction in the way the brain and gut communicate, says David Greenwald, MD, associate director of the division of gastroenterology at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York.

Ketone bodies can supply energy for the brain and researchers have speculated that ketones can provide an alternative energy source for these malfunctioning cells and reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's (28).

The scientists came to the conclusion that the sulforaphane was improving the function of the patients» brain cells, some of the ones which are normally malfunctioning in autism patients.

In fibromyalgia, the malfunction is in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that lies just above the pituitary.

Studies have long indicated that the malfunction of the brain's immune system plays a key role in Alzheimer's.

Researchers have speculated that ketones can provide an alternative energy source for these malfunctioning brain cells and reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's (24).

It was a bright, sunshiny day, and my winter - addled brain may have suffered a temporary, joy - induced malfunction, leading me to overestimate the cuteness factor of this whole thing.

Cerebrospinal demyelination: a condition where the neurons of the brain and spinal cord are malformed, lacking a specialized sheath, which causes malfunction.

Cerebellar and extrapyramidal abiotrophy: a condition where the neurons in the cerebellum part of the brain and parts of the spinal cord are malformed and eventually malfunction.

Was it his brain malfunctioning causing a strange kind of seizure?

This inflammation can be caused by infection of the brain (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasites are examples of infectious causes of encephalitis) or can be immune - mediated; which means the body's immune system is malfunctioning and creating abnormal inflammation for reasons we do not fully understand.

Cushing's disease is the result of malfunctions in the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain, and the adrenal glands, which are situated on top of the kidneys.